Are high-kicks really useful?

Every almost every real martial artist I know tells me high kicks are completely useless in a fight. But is it true? Mirko Filipovic and Peter Aerts have both been able to use them in fights extremely effectively, but would they work in a real fight?

I can't kick for **** when I'm high. All I wanna do is eat. What are you doing kicking when your high anyway? You should be talking to hot chicks or playing Xbox or something useful. Wierd question...

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To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence;
Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without spilling your Guinness.Sun "Fu Man JhooJits" Tzu, the Art of War & Guinness

since Cro Cop used them in MMA they are obviously useless in a real fight.

Good point. Cause if you can use it in a real fight than it's not good for a real fight. :ingun:

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To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence;
Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without spilling your Guinness.Sun "Fu Man JhooJits" Tzu, the Art of War & Guinness

Every almost every real martial artist I know tells me high kicks are completely useless in a fight. But is it true? Mirko Filipovic and Peter Aerts have both been able to use them in fights extremely effectively, but would they work in a real fight?

****!Ok!It's killing me.Who are these Martial Artist?And why are they 'real'?

High kicks can be useful if you can use them without getting fucked over. Which I suppose depends on the individual and the situation.
Some would say a flying armbar isn't very useful. Some would say a headless torso isn't very useful. But it depends on the situation.